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| Lost
Essential Quality: Love. |
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| Compensating
Belief: I am unimportant so I must blend in. |
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| Attention/Copying
Strategy: Forget the
self and seek belonging; Pulled away from personal priorities by
external claims and priorities. |
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| Trap: Seeking
outside the self for comfort and harmony. |
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| Driving
Energy: Inertia
(sloth) toward self. |
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| Avoidance: Conflict,
Discomfort. |
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| Strengths: Excellent
mediator; Understanding; Caring and supportive of others. |
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| Paradox: Neglecting
self in pursuit of comfort produces discomfort. |
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| Path
of Development |
 | Make self important. |
| Set own priorities. |
| Love self as well as others. |
| Accept discomfort and charge
as a part of life. |
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| Ultimate
Task: Reclaiming
unconditional love for yourself and a sense of importance equal to that
for all others. |
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| The
following simple practices will assist the development of Type Nines. |
| It may
be useful to record your reactions. |
- For the next week, notice
how your decisions reflect/do not reflect your own personal
priorities.
- Make a conscious effort to
include these personal priorities and respect your own limits and
boundaries.
- At the end of each day,
reflect on how unconditional self-love is necessary to sustain love
for others.
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